Another dual display problem - GeForce FX 5200

I've seen lots of questions about dual display problem, situation when trying to connect two non-apple vga displays to your graphic card.
I have GeForce FX 5200 graphic card, with 2 display output's. And two DELL 17" vga LCD displays.
I manage to connect 1 display regulary with dvi to vga converter, but for other display I tried several difrent converters ADC to DVI to VGA, and it just did NOT work.
G5 could see other display in display settings, in arrange option I coud see two identical displays, but I don't get anu picture (desktop) on other display???
Is it problem with output's on my graphic card (Gforce FX 5200), could it be soloved with some ADC to VGA converter?
P.S. Dr. Bott ADC VGA Extractor is not compatible with GeForce FX 5200????
G5 dual 2.1Ghz Mac OS X (10.3.4)

I've seen lots of questions about dual display
problem, situation when trying to connect two
non-apple vga displays to your graphic card.
I have GeForce FX 5200 graphic card, with 2 display
output's. And two DELL 17" vga LCD displays.
I manage to connect 1 display regulary with dvi to
vga converter, but for other display I tried several
difrent converters ADC to DVI to VGA, and it just did
NOT work.
This won't work if the ADC to DVI adapter is not passing through the analog signals needed for VGA.
G5 could see other display in display settings, in
arrange option I coud see two identical displays, but
I don't get anu picture (desktop) on other
display???
Is it problem with output's on my graphic card
(Gforce FX 5200), could it be soloved with some ADC
to VGA converter?
Yes.
P.S. Dr. Bott ADC VGA Extractor is not compatible
with GeForce FX 5200????
It should work. On Dr. Botts web-site it says:
"VGA Extractor is compatible with any video card with an ADC port in a PowerMac G5"

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